Barbara Ann Repan

Sharing Hope that Anchors the Soul

Do The Next Right Thing

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The Next Right Thing by Emily P Freeman is one of the best books I have read this year. We make A LOT of decisions each day and sometimes we get flustered or procrastinate when trying to figure out the right answer. We want to make the right decisions. Regardless of the excuse or reason, we can find practical steps from this book to guide us to that right decision. This is a book about how to make decisions in a simple, practical way. The good way & the bad way The right way & the Continue Reading

Glorious Weakness

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{Book Review}   In Glorious Weakness, Alia Joy tells of her struggles and weaknesses with honesty and openness. I experienced many emotions while reading this one, from anger to compassion and everything in between. Though I cannot relate to many of the experiences of the author, I was drawn in right away because I sensed she found God’s grace in pain and struggle. Many want to know why. We ask, “Why, God.” She says, “It is my story of discovering God in all the places I thought were lacking Continue Reading

When Life Doesn’t Match Your Dreams

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{Book Review}     In When Life Doesn’t Match Your Dreams, Jill Eileen Smith writes from the lives of 12 women in the Bible. It’s a book of fiction and non-fiction combined. One reason God gave us his words, The Bible, is so we can know Him. Through the lives of those in The Bible, we can learn so much. We can learn how God rescued them. We can learn how God had a purpose in many of the things we don’t understand. We can learn how God’s peace was present despite the Continue Reading